New Latin

noun

Definition of NEW LATIN

: Latin as used since the end of the medieval period especially in scientific description and classification

circa 1889

Medical Dictionary

noun New Lat·in \-ˈlat-^ən\

: Latin as used since the end of the medieval period especially in scientific description and classification

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